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INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF MEDICAL STUDENTS ASSOCIATIONS‘

INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF MEDICAL STUDENTS ASSOCIATIONS‘. MEDSIN-UK in the IFMSA. Elly Pilavachi president@medsin.org. A general introduction. IFMSA. IFMSA: A brief history. F ounded in 1951 R ecognised by WHO, WMA, UN Exchanges Global Health Topics 103 NMOS 96 COUNTRIES.

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INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF MEDICAL STUDENTS ASSOCIATIONS‘

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  1. INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF MEDICAL STUDENTS ASSOCIATIONS‘

  2. MEDSIN-UK in the IFMSA Elly Pilavachi president@medsin.org

  3. A general introduction. IFMSA

  4. IFMSA:A brief history • Founded in 1951 • Recognised by WHO, WMA, UN • Exchanges • Global Health Topics • 103 NMOS • 96 COUNTRIES

  5. Mission Statement "Our mission is to offer future physicians a comprehensive introduction to global health issues. Through our programming and opportunities, we develop culturally sensitive students of medicine, intent on influencing the transnational inequalities that shape the health of our planet."

  6. International Board • Two units • Executive Board (EB) • Team of Officials (TO)

  7. Executive Board • President • Vice President for Internal affairs • Vice President for External affairs • Secretary General • Treasurer

  8. Rest ofTeam of Officials • Standing Committee Directors (6) • Support Division Directors (5) • Regional Coordinators (5) • Liaison Officers (9) • Supervising Council (5)

  9. International Meetings • 2 General Assemblies each year • 1 Week each • 600-800 participants • SC sessions • Project sessions • Theme event • Social program

  10. Sessions • Presidents • NMO-Management • SCOME – SCO Medical Education • SCOPE – SCO Professional Exchange • SCOPH – SCO Public Health • SCORA – SCO Reproductive Rights and AIDS • SCORE – SCO Research Exchange • SCORP –SCO Human Rights and Peace

  11. Plenaries • NMOs are present • Candidatures • Bylaw changes • Policy Statements • IFMSA-membership • Financial report • Budget

  12. MARCH MEETING - JAKARTA • 12 delegates • Aims: • 1) Promoting Global Health Education - using the toolkit as a guide • 2) Encouraging sustainable Campaign and Advocacy work • 3) Networking and Team building - forming relationships • 4) Representing Medsin-UK  • 5) Communication • 6) Working as an effective team, supporting each others' work and activities. 

  13. Achievements: • Representation • 5 Standing Committee and Presidents’ sessions • Activities • IFMSA Exchanges • Communication! • http://medsinatifmsa.wordpress.com/ • Facebook • SWG on the Long Term Strategic Plan of the IFMSA • Alex

  14. Advocacy: • Pre-GA – Climate Change and Health • Promotion of Sustainable Campaigning and Advocacy • ALL Standing Committees! • Policy Statements: Health Inequalities • Standing up for what Medsin believes throughout the GA • Speech on inequalities within the IFMSA

  15. Education: • Encorporating GHE into SCOME • presentations • GHE toolkit • Increased interest • GHE into Exchanges – ran a SWG on GHE and Exchanges

  16. ACTION • Presentations and Stall • SKIP – recognised as a project and won an award • Marrow – won the Rex Crossley • Pharmaware • Healthy Planet – Transnational Status

  17. OVERALL • Spreading the Medsin vision and mission • Encouraging the IFMSA to be more like Medsin • Campaigning and Advocacy • GH Education • Post GA • Task Force on the L/T strategy of the IFMSA • Alex

  18. EuRegME • European Regional Meeting • Two Medsin representatives • GH Education • Campaigning and Advocacy • Sustainable • Medsin Activities • UAEM, Pharmaware, HPi, EG4H

  19. What Now? • AM2011 – Copenhagen • Stay in the IFMSA? • Need Evaluation • SWG • Medsin Autumn Weekend

  20. Interested? • Nationalcoordinator@medsin.org • committee@medsin.org • Questions • Ben, Alex and L-J • NEOs – Paul and Charley

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